"How on earth did the Hicks land in the fishing port town?" General Albert was furious.
Claude's face turned pale: "Guys, we were fooled by the Hicks. Their attack in the eastern frontier mountainous area was just to attract our attention and let us gather heavy troops here, so that the defense of the directly-administered theater area The military strength is very empty.”
At this moment, Claude finally understood where the uneasiness in his heart came from. The attack launched by the Hicks in the eastern frontier mountains was so weird and abnormal that Claude always felt that something was wrong, but he carefully checked several times. The defensive layout of the sub-frontline ensured that the Hicks would have no chance to take advantage of them, whether they were in the eastern mountainous area or the northern coastal mountainous area.
What Claude didn't expect was that the Hicks had no intention of continuing to entangle the garrison in this mountainous area and war zone. Instead, he set his sights on the breakthrough in the Amphiston Territory, the center of the war zone, which is where the theater headquarters of the entire overseas territories are located, especially Lanhu City, which is equivalent to the administrative center of eight overseas territories. All have the same status. Once it is captured by the Hicks, the impact and losses will be immeasurable.
General Beach Kerin felt very confused: "Where did the Hicks come from to land the landing force? Aren't their seven standing armies all in the Rodex Bay Colony? The report from Vibato Port said they were all warships, and they didn't bring many." "an ocean carrier"
Claude sighed: "Man, don't forget the marines of the two fleets."
Each naval fleet has a Marine Corps establishment, which adds up to almost a regiment of troops. Its main function is to be used for landing operations or to conduct boarding battles in naval battles.
A few days ago, I received a message from the Falcon Eagle saying that the Hicks Kingdom's Sea King Fleet and the Combined Fleet entered the waters of the territorial war zone and conducted a short-term bombardment of Vibato Harbor. The garrison reported that the enemies were all warships and did not bring ocean-going transport ships, so everyone thought that the two fleets came to harass and attack, forgetting that they themselves had a Marine Corps establishment.
General Beachlin breathed a sigh of relief. He comforted General Albert: "Don't worry, the Hicks landed only two regiments of marines. Even if they occupied the fishing port town, it wouldn't be a big deal." Lan The troops directly under the Rock Corps stationed in Lake City add up to a regiment of troops, and the local garrison composed of veterans is also there. The Hicks can't get much advantage."
"You are wrong, man." Claude found the report sent by the spies from Rodex Bay City: "Look at the report on the whereabouts of this Royal Knights Reserve Corps."
"You suspect that this light cavalry regiment has gone south by boat." General Beach Green was very surprised. He naturally knew Claude's intention of finding out this information: "But where did they get the transport ship?"
"Here" Claude pointed to another Falcon message in his hand, which was also sent by a secret agent from Rodex Bay City. It was talking about the offshore transport ships that transport food and military supplies to the colonies on the west coast. All anchored in the bay. Many ship owners are complaining that the settlement speed of Hicks is too slow. The materials transported by each ship are checked repeatedly. Otherwise, they would have returned to the West Coast after receiving the payment and transportation fees.
"The Hicks deliberately left these offshore transport ships from the colonies on the west coast in the bay, and then selected suitable ships from them to form a mercenary fleet. After the light cavalry regiment arrived, they boarded the ship overnight and set sail south, just in time to hide it from our war zone. A spy lurking into Rodex Bay City.
The Sea King Fleet and the Combined Fleet that entered the war zone directly under our jurisdiction did not bring ocean transport ships, so they could not arouse our vigilance, so they were able to land and occupy the fishing port town unexpectedly. Then they only need to hold on for more than ten days and wait for the fleet transporting the light cavalry regiment to arrive to complete the mission. As for our theater command, the enemy we face is a light cavalry regiment, or there may be follow-up regiments arriving."
Claude's analysis made both General Beachlin and General Albert change their expressions at the same time. General Albert smashed the table with his fist angrily: "There is a shallow sea area over the fishing port town. The reefs are so dense that it is impossible for ocean-going ships to dock. How did the Hicks land?"
"I don't know about this, but I think it's basically the same as when Prince Hansback led the Blue Feather Army to land in the shallow sea area near the Ibiniste Plain. If there are Hicks spies in the fishing port town, use a small If the fishing boat builds a temporary trestle to the deep sea and allows the Hicks Marines on the battleship to land, then the problem will be solved."
Claude's conjecture is not unfounded, because although the shallow sea near the fishing port town is densely covered with reefs, it is very close to the deep sea area. As long as the reef area is five to six hundred meters away, you will reach the deep sea. The theater command headquarters built warning towers in the shallow sea areas of each directly-administered territory to prevent the Hicks from landing and making sneak attacks. But Deng Xiahei forgot about the nearest fishing port town. As a result, the Hicks seized the only opportunity and captured the fishing port town.
"Report, emergency communication from the theater command." The lieutenant staff officer of the Communications Department sent another falcon message. It was less than half a day since the last request for help.
This was sent by General Skerry, giving a relatively detailed introduction to the capture of the fishing port town. It was two nights ago that a businessman who owned a repair and shipbuilding workshop in the fishing port town had been identified as a hidden spy of the Hicks. He used the small fishing boats he built and the offshore transport ships repaired in the workshop to build a pontoon bridge to receive the Hicks' marines to land and control the entire fishing port town.
It was not until the next morning that people in the fishing port town found themselves in the hands of the Hicks. A riot broke out, but was brutally suppressed by the Hicks Marines. A few people in the town finally escaped, and they found that the Hicks Marines had begun to force the people in the town to build defense facilities for them, digging trenches and building forts around the town.
It takes a day's journey from the fishing port town to Lanhu City. The few people who escaped were lucky enough to encounter a delivery carriage on the way, and then took the carriage and rushed to Lanhu City to report. General Bolognik was shocked after receiving the report. He hurriedly sent a light cavalry team to the fishing port town for reconnaissance. It took him a day to confirm the news that the fishing port town was occupied by the Hicks.
General Skerry sent this falcon message because General Bolognik was mobilizing troops to retake the fishing port town. Lanhu City was originally garrisoned by veterans of a local garrison, as well as troops directly affiliated with the Rock Legion. There were two in total. The strength of the regiment.
General Bolognik is planning to transfer back a local garrison regiment from the Robisto Territory defending the Dolinibara River defense line and a local garrison regiment from Port Patres, so that there will be a division of troops, enough to recover Fishing port town.
"No, you must not do this." General Bichklin was shocked. General Bolognik did not know that the Hicks would have a light cavalry regiment that would arrive and land in a while. If the fishing port town cannot be recaptured before the enemy's light cavalry regiment arrives, then the forces of these four regiments are in danger of being annihilated.
The vast terrain outside the fishing port town is where the light cavalry galloped in full force. However, the troops of these four regiments are the main force in the defense of Robisto and Amphiston. Once they are eliminated, it means that the two commanders of Robisto and Amphiston will take over the entire army. Falling into the hands of the Hicks, the territorial war zone will be defeated without defeat.
"Immediately send a falcon to the theater command to inform the enemy that the light cavalry regiment is about to land, and stop General Bolognik's move to regain the fishing port town. Tell the theater command that our Thunder Legion will immediately return from the front line to support, and hope that the theater command Can we hold on for half a month and ensure the smooth flow of the pontoon bridge on the Dolinibara River?" Claude made a prompt decision.
Time, what the Thunder Legion needs most for their support is time. But the Hicks' light cavalry regiment had already boarded the ship and headed south three days ago. According to the voyage of the Buffalo Trading Company to transport ale to Rodex Bay Colony, it only takes fifteen days to get from Rodex Bay Colony to the fishing port town. The sea journey, that is to say, in ten to twelve days, the Royal Knights Reserve Corps of the Hicks will be able to land in the fishing port town.
But the Thunder Legion is now in this mountainous area. It will take at least ten days to get from the mountainous area to Monknade City in the direct jurisdiction of Vibato Port. Because the sea route has been blocked by the two fleets of the Hicks, troops can no longer be transported from the offshore. They can only mount their horses and return reinforcements in Monkenad City. It will take at least fifteen or six days to travel day and night to the Amphiston Territory. time. I don’t know if Lanhu City can survive the attack of the enemy’s light cavalry army until the arrival of the thunder army.
Claude was making intense calculations in front of the map: "The six local garrison groups we have deployed are from Monkenad City in the Vibato Port Territory, Cromwell Territory, Beringana Territory, and Anfei Territory. The Direct Territory of Stone, the Direct Territory of Mormaley and the Direct Territory of Arturas. The direct territories under the theater now also have twelve local garrison regiments formed by veterans. This is the only reliable and unified territory in our war zone besides the two legions. A unit with good combat effectiveness.
The main field regiment of the Rock Army and a local garrison regiment in the ports of Vibato, Patres and Copicius cannot be moved, Cromwell, Beringana, Anphiston, Morma There is a local garrison stationed in the capitals of the five jurisdictions of Aturas and Li, and a local garrison is also deployed on the Dolinibara River defense line. The remaining three local garrison regiments are stationed in battalion units to guard the coastal areas of each directly-administered territory to guard against enemy landings.
Now that the enemy has landed in the fishing port town, it is meaningless to garrison the coastal areas of the directly-controlled territories. Send a letter to the theater command, recommending that you abandon the defense of the two territorial capitals of Mormali and Arturas, gather your troops to the Tiersim Direct Territory, and protect the Tiersim Direct Territory. The minimum requirement is to keep Kao. Port Picchus must not fall into the hands of the Hicks.
The reserve forces in the war zone are concentrated in the three direct jurisdictions of Vibato Port, Cromwell and Beringana. The local garrison regiment stationed in the coastal area also has two regiments of troops, and there is also a division of Wickham Castle. Although the reserve corps is what is left of the reorganization, it still has a certain degree of combat effectiveness. After all, it has undergone military training for half a year.
Our current situation is that the distribution of troops is a bit top-heavy, and there is a Dolinibara River in the middle. If the Hicks capture the two demesne of Amphiston and Robidos, and then block us at this end with the Dolinibara River as the boundary, then our war zone will be completely ruined, because the wealth in our war zone and material reserves are concentrated in the five directly-governed territories south of Henan.
Once the Hicks succeed, we will never be able to regain the five direct territories south of the Dolinibara River. Among other things, the Hicks have two fleets, and he can completely separate a light cruise fleet to strengthen the defense of the Dolinibara River. By then we couldn't even get close to the river bank, let alone cross it.
Therefore, we must first strengthen the defense of the Dolinibara River this time, and persist until we can return reinforcements and successfully cross the river. In fact, we can give up on Lanhu City and move personnel and materials to the mountainous area first. I remember that we deployed a defensive line on the border of the Ansfelden and Robistoe territories, and it seems it was named after me.
Major Mason Hughes, recorded what I just said, sent a message to the theater command via hawk eagle, suggesting strengthening the Dolinibara River defense line, abandoning Lanhu City, and retreating to the mountain defense front. Tell General Bolognik that I suspect that in addition to this light cavalry regiment, the enemy will also have one or two standing regiments heading south by boat. Please be careful and hold on until we return for reinforcements. "
"Yes, General." The adjutant, Major Mason Hughes, saluted and walked out with his shorthand notebook.
"Why don't we first send the reserve corps from Wickham Castle south for reinforcements? A division of troops can also buy us a few days," General Beach Green suggested.
Claude shook his head: "Let the two local garrison regiments responsible for guarding the coastal areas go south first for reinforcements. They are all veterans and have relatively strong combat effectiveness. There are also the two garrison troops stationed in the two direct territories of Cromwell and Beringana. Three local garrison regiments also moved south, and the division of the Reserve Corps was responsible for taking over the defense areas of these four local garrison regiments.
This division of the Reserve Corps is infantry, and it takes more time to march from Wickham Castle to the Dolinibara River on foot than our light cavalry. In addition, we have to prevent the Hicks from attacking us after draining the troops of these two directly-administered territories. The division of the Reserve Corps is guarding here. I believe they can block the small force sent by the Hicks to attack.
Allen, you set off immediately. The second division of our Thunder Legion is still stationed in the territory directly under the jurisdiction of Port Vibato. When you arrive, take them directly back to the theater headquarters overnight to support the theater headquarters, or if Lanhu City has fallen, keep Dolini Bala. River defense line, waiting for my reinforcements. I have gathered the troops of the first division of the Thunder Legion and will be setting off soon."
"Okay." General Albert gave a military salute, turned around and strode out.
Claude looked at General Beach Green: "I'm going to take away a local garrison here, and I'm going to strengthen the defense of the Blackstone Gun Workshop. If my worries come true, the Hicks really occupy Dolly. Among the five jurisdictions south of the Nibala River, the Blackstone Gun Manufacturing Workshop is our only weapons replenishment base."
General Bichlin nodded: "It's okay. After you leave, I still have five local garrison regiments here. One division and one regiment directly under the Rock Corps can be said to be the strength of a legion. Completely. If you can handle the attack launched by the Hicks in the mountainous area, don’t worry, go ahead and defeat the Hicks who sneak-attacked our theater headquarters, and I’ll be waiting for your triumphant return here.”
Two days later, Claude gathered the Thunder Legion troops scattered in the frontier mountains and prepared to return to the theater command center. Fortunately for Claude, General Bolognik decided not to attack the fishing port town after receiving the Falcon message he sent. While moving the residents and supplies of Lanhu Town to the mountains, he decided to lead two regiments of troops. Stop the Hicks in Lanhu City and fight a brutal urban street battle.
General Bolognik's reason is simple. If Lanhu City is abandoned, the Hicks' light cavalry regiment can reach the defense line of the Dolinibara River in the direct jurisdiction of Robidos unimpeded. The Dolinibara River Defense Line is not inward of the river. General Bolognik needs to give the troops stationed on the Dolinibara River Defense Line time to set up a defensive front.
It's just that when Claude set out, he once again received information from the secret agents lurking in Rodex Bay City. This time, the Hicks people did not take cover at all and did not need to keep it secret. During the day, two standing legions came from After returning from the front line, they did not go to the general logistics base camp to rest and recuperate. Instead, they arrived directly at the bay, boarded the offshore transport ships waiting in the bay, and headed south.